Elise Riley-Tate moves through life in search of her happily ever after. After suffering a devastating loss, Elise questions her womanhood and place in her life and marriage. An unfortunate sequence of events leaves Elise in a conflicted situation. She struggles with accepting her belated blessing. Follow her as she journeys through love, loss, and hurt to obtain her desires.

Copyright © 2016 by VICMAD -All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. (THIS IS A MATURE STORY AND RATED FOR THOSE 18+. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE TERMINOLOGY USED YOU MAY NOT LIKE THIS STORY AS I WILL NOT CHANGE MY WRITING TO CONFORM TO WHAT OTHERS THINK IT SHOULD BE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.) "1 on the ChickLit Hot list: 7/17/15, 7/18/2015, 7/22/2015, 7/23/2015, 7/24/2015, 7/26/2015, 7/27/2015,7/28/2015, 7/29/2015 & 7/30/2015, 8/9/2015, 8/10/2015, 9/19/2015, 9/21/2015, 9/22/2015, 9/23/2015, 9/24/3015, 9/25/2015, 10/5/2015, 10/6/2015, 10/9/2015 & 10/10/2015, 11/21/2015, 11/22/2015, 1/30/16, 2/2/2016 & 3/11/2016 with over 3 million reads - thanks for the love. Meet Melanie Guillory, the assistant to Marc Hernandez, a rich investment banker in New Orleans. He asks Melanie to be his date for the hospital ball but what's unknown to Melanie is that Marc has other things up his sleeve. Read about what Marc has planned and find out if Melanie will take the bait. This was a Valentine's Day short story but Due to Popular Demand, this story has been extended. Hope you enjoy this little tale. Story will contain bonus chapters after epilogue. (This story is not edited.) Southern Lingo and slang will be used. These stories are typed from my phone so there may be spelling errors, I'm not perfect. ***Before leaving negative comments about certain situations please read the entire conversation first*** *disclaimer- please read my profile page.

LOVE AND WAR (LAW) Trouble arises when both mother and daughter find themselves in a tight and compromising situation when they discover that they are in love with the same man. It becomes even harder when neither of them are willing to let him go. [UNDER EDITING!!]

Based on a blog post from Lashuntrice Bradley, being a sideline is like your favorite food. It's good while we're eating it, although, once it's gone you have a hollow feeling or will eventually crave more of it. But being a girl on the side is the exact same. Being with Antoine is good at the moment, but Sincere has to learn how to deal with the fact that the truth will eventually come out. However, she keeps doing it because of the momentary pleasure and attention she'll get from him. Will she be able to keep her secret hidden or will things begin to reveal themselves as time goes on?

D'Anthony Carlos has skated through life always being protected. When you're related to the biggest drug cartel in the DMV you gotta be protected. When all of your uncles are the most feared and respected you automatically garner the same attention. With his head held high he maneuvered through life not giving a damn. Not about the stares, whispers and rumors that surrounded his last name. People think they know him, but they have no idea. More detailed description in story...

Sequel to Mistaken Now a mother to a toddler, business woman, and single... Morgan comes in contact with someone she's spent two years apart from. From doing things that were mistaken and misunderstood Morgan is realizing she doesn't have to fear love. Yes love can be scary, but it can also be very amazing with the right person. Morgan comes to learn with love comes many things including: work and dedication, learning and understanding, and conflict and communication, but most importantly happiness and respect. From mistaken love to worthy love.

Ride the waves; It's a surfing term. Surfers paddle out to catch waves. They wait for a really good, high, strong wave, then they surf it into shore. When you ride a wave, it's not YOUR power propelling you, it's the strength of the natural phenomenon. So to ride a wave metaphorically is to go with something already happening. Started: 17/03/16 Finished: 20/03/19

Works #1: Ahmad Hassan Sinclair, 25, was taught to always fight and work hard for what he wanted. In the life he was given nothing was ever handed to him. He grew up in the hoods of Houston, witnessing things no child should ever see in their life. His mom and pop worked hard just tryna make ends meet, to keep food on the table and clothes on their kids back. But it was far from easy .. Seeing his parents struggle the way they did for years, motivated him to work ten times harder. He made it a mission to not end up like his folks, he wanted more in life. He knew there was more to life than what he grew up seeing. But he also knew in order to be somebody in this world as a black man he had to fight and strive for it and also dodge the bullshit that came along with it. He set goals, he had dreams, he had a vision and nothing could stop him from achieving them. Now that he's at the top of his game, making money, living the live he always wanted, seeing the things he never seen and moving up the success path .. he figured life would eventually turn out to be great but sadly he still isn't happy or content with how things are.. there's this one missing piece in his life that will fully complete him. But let's see how determined Ahmad will be to find what that missing piece is or what he will do to get it.

/ˈ(h)wərlˌwind/: an hasty yet passionate affair between two individuals that leaves both in an inebriated and sometimes toxic state. The story of two people who cross paths and form a union that seems almost unbreakable. It was so pure, so genuine yet misunderstood by many. Though their foundation was strong that didn't stop karma from working it's wonders and causing some kind of destruction. It caused a whirlwind.